Sep 26, 2015; Richmond, VA, USA; Elizabeth Armitstead of Great Britain (L) beats Anna Van Der Breggen of the Netherlands (R) to the finish line to win the women's elite road race in the UCI road world championships 2015 at the Richmond Road Circuit. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Lizzie Armitstead of Britain won a drag race to the finish with Anna van der Breggen to claim a breath-taking victory at the road cycling world championships on Saturday.
The pre-race favourite, Armitstead spent much of the 129.8km race back in the pack but, with just a kilometre left, powered to the front and then timed her move perfectly as she added the rainbow jersey to her overall World Cup title.
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